Nine Cows and an Ox (Diary of a Maasai episode 5) (1985) (preview)
Title
Nine Cows and an Ox (Diary of a Maasai episode 5) (1985) (preview)
Subject
Maasai (African people)
Ethnology--Kenya
URL
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Description
Content description from Worldcat (https://www.worldcat.org/title/diary-of-a-maasai-village-part-5-nine-cows-and-an-ox/oclc/900889375):
This final segment of the Diary depicts the ceremony known as the "ox of ilbaa," from which Miisia emerges, acknowledged as a man.
Ephmera: available through CCDR Collections at Arizona State University. Photocopied article from American Anthropologist journal (88, 1986) with long description of film series.
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This final segment of the Diary depicts the ceremony known as the "ox of ilbaa," from which Miisia emerges, acknowledged as a man.
Ephmera: available through CCDR Collections at Arizona State University. Photocopied article from American Anthropologist journal (88, 1986) with long description of film series.
Limitations: This page displays video content associated with a videotape in the CCDR Collections audiovisual library recorded by Joann W. Kealiinohomoku. Please be advised that, because this videotape has not yet been digitized for direct access, we cannot guarantee that the video content on this page is an exact match with the content originally recorded by Dr. Kealiinohomoku. We also cannot guarantee function or access for re-hosted video content.
Original Format
TV broadcast recorded off air by JWK: Betamax tape
Creator
Melissa Llewelyn-Davies (director)
Publisher
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Date
1985
Citation
“Nine Cows and an Ox (Diary of a Maasai episode 5) (1985) (preview),” Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections at Arizona State University, accessed October 6, 2026, https://ccdrcollections.omeka.net/items/show/387.